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Biography

1970–1980

These were the years of Roy Stuart's evolution in the New York
context of the so-called American counterculture.
Poets, musicians and junkies. He associated with Gregory Corso and
Allen
Ginsberg, but of extreme importance was the encounter with the
Cuban poet Nelson Villamor who became his very close friend. Stuart
together with Villamor shared the musical experience bound to the
"Pigeons of the Universe" band. Parallelly to music, at the dawn of
the 1970s, Stuart had his first cinematographic experience: a minor
part in The Godfather Part II and,
subsequently, in many other movies, amongst which a few X-rated
movies of the time (Lasse Braun). Stuart remains instantly
fascinated by cinematographic techniques and especially by the use
of lighting; asking many questions, he observes and learns to build
creations with the use of lights.

1980–1990

Stuart, seemingly resolute in refusing "the American way of
life", left the United States for Europe. He established himself in
England, where he shot erotic snaps of his girlfriend, that would
later be sold to some French magazines. The already remarkable
clichés became more defined. His contacts grew proportionally to
the increasing contracts. Roy Stuart became a professional
photographer and, for a certain period, he worked as a fashion
photographer as well. The uptight attitude in London during the
1980s triggered Stuart's departure for Paris.

1990–2009

More and more often the photographic sessions were also filmed.
These sequences would later be grouped together in The Glimpse
Videos, an experimental assemblage very close to the idea of a
documentary of his work. The photographic series became more
narrative. Stuart grews closer to his dream of the 1970s: cinema.
The meeting organized by Dian Hanson with Benedikt
Taschen realised itself in the publication of five photo
volumes (Roy Stuart I - RSV) which give the author worldwide
success, having sold more than 500,000 copies.

In 2008 Stuart directed and produced his first full-length
feature film, The Lost Door.